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F1 Billionaire Considering Bid for Aston Martin: Report

(Bloomberg) — Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here.Canadian fashion billionaire Lawrence Stroll is planning a bid for luxury automaker Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc, industry magazine Autocar reported.Shares of Aston Martin jumped as much as 13% after Autocar said Stroll aimed to purchase a major stake that would give him control of the struggling U.K. company, without saying where it got the information. The bonds also gained.Aston Martin is grappling with sluggish sales and lower earnings after pegging future growth to the launch of its first sport-utility vehicle, …read more […]

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Musk defamation trial may head to jury after billionaire and diver spar in court

Elon Musk’s defamation trial could be in the hands of jury by the end of Thursday after the billionaire and the diver who is suing him sparred over the meaning and impact of a “pedo guy” tweet at the heart of the case. British cave explorer Vernon Unsworth testified on Wednesday he felt “branded a pedophile” despite Musk’s assertion that his “pedo guy” tweet was not meant to be taken literally. Unsworth’s appearance in a packed federal courtroom in Los Angeles came hours after Musk, the chief executive of electric carmaker Tesla Inc and founder of rocket …read more […]

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Biogen to make case to skeptics for its controversial Alzheimer's drug

Biogen Inc, looking to win over skeptics and health regulators, later on Thursday will present highly anticipated data on its experimental Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab, which the U.S. biotech company had declared a failure earlier this year. The turnabout has raised concern that the company is being more optimistic than its trial results warrant as it makes a case for a desperately needed treatment that, if approved, could be the first to slow progression of the mind-wasting disease. For Biogen, the financial prospects are enormous. …read more […]